In a September 17 Seniors Housing Business webinar: How the Pandemic, Baby Boomers, and Technology are Changing the Senior Living Business, panelists discussed how the senior living industry is shifting. Wellness trends, including specialized diets like Paleo and Keto, are increasingly requested by residents and their adult children — and the requests are anticipated to grow as more Baby Boomers move into seniors housing residences. New uses for health-related technology, such as real-time data collection, show promise in terms of improving resident health and preventing hospital stays. Technology is also changing …
Operations
Last week Seniors Housing Business hosted a webinar entitled Seniors Housing Development Pushes Forward Hear From Operators with Projects and Pipelines in Place where experts panelists discussed how industry leaders are forging ahead with new ground-up construction projects as well as the challenges associated with leasing up properties in times of strained occupancy. Topics including managing pipelines, the availability of capital, the impact of COVID-19 on pro-forms and investment, plus changes to building design/refurbishing and repurposing projects.” Click to hear how industry leaders are focusing on seniors housing products and new operating realities. …
OHIO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged a new lease for four skilled nursing facilities in Ohio for an undisclosed price. The portfolio is located in northwest Ohio near the Indiana border, as well as the Columbus and Cincinnati metro areas. The four properties total 613 licensed beds. The Columbus-based operator was seeking an exit to the skilled nursing industry, so the REIT owner sought a replacement. Blueprint helped replace the operator and negotiate the new lease.
Claiborne Senior Living Hires LaDane Washington as Executive Director of Community in Louisiana
by Jeff Shaw
THIBODAUX, La. — Claiborne Senior Living is pleased to announce it has named LaDane Washington as executive director at The Claiborne at Thibodaux in Thibodaux, approximately 60 miles southwest of New Orleans. Washington, who will oversee the community’s strategic direction and daily operations, comes to The Claiborne with several years of experience in managing personnel, finances, marketing and operations. He previously served as operations manager at Surge Medical Transportation and as executive director at Claiborne Healthcare Center and Unity Nursing and Rehab. Washington has his master’s of business administration degree …
Arrow Senior Living Hires Katie Burrage as Executive Director of The Parkway Senior Living in Missouri
by Jeff Shaw
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Arrow Senior Living has hired Katie Burrage as executive director at The Parkway Senior Living in Blue Springs, a suburb of Kansas City. Burrage joined The Parkway in May, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under her leadership, Parkway has implemented the use of mask detecting technology and thermographic cameras to prevent the spread of the virus. The community has been COVID-free since June 2020. A graduate of Lindenwood University, Burrage earned a double master’s degree in gerontology and healthcare management. She is also licensed …
WINDSOR, Calif. — Oakmont Senior Living, an operator based in Windsor, has created two positions centered around culinary and resident programming, promoting two existing team members to fill the roles. Longtime Oakmont Senior Living executive Rina Younan has been named vice president of program development and will oversee culinary, memory care and activities. Oakmont also promoted Chef Andrew Moret to director of culinary. Younan joined Oakmont in 2013. She has more than 16 years of experience in the culinary arts and more than half of that in an executive leadership …
Watercrest names Loresa Smith as Executive Director of Community in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
by Jeff Shaw
SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. — Watercrest Senior Living Group has hired Loresa Smith as executive director of Watercrest Santa Rosa Beach Assisted Living and Memory Care in Santa Rosa Beach, located on the Florida Panhandle. EMJ is currently building the 107-unit community, which is scheduled to open this fall. Smith has served in the healthcare industry for over 14 years, with five years of specialized sales and marketing experience.
Kisco Hires Patricia Gustin as Executive Director, Moves Her Into Community During Pandemic
by Jeff Shaw
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kisco Senior Living has hired Patricia Gustin as executive director of Emerald Court, a seniors housing community in Anaheim. Following her hiring, Gustin moved into the community to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic from inside. Gustin previously worked at another Kisco community in Fresno, nearly 300 miles away. Knowing it is critical for directors to know the team members they lead and the residents they care for, she decided to move into the community to live there among the residents, according to Kisco. Since starting at Emerald …
It’s time to embrace the positive changes we’ve made in operations during this crisis. By Liz Jensen, Clinical Director, Direct Supply “If we had the right regulations in place before all of this happened, why did long-term care need waivers to take better care of people?” This question, in various forms, has been asked frequently in the past few months. For those who work within or receive services from the aging services sector in the United States, the hurdles involved in delivering care to older adults is not news. However, if there is one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered, it …